Colombian-Style Apple Cake Recipe
Erica Dinho
Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 25 minutes mins
Total Time 35 minutes mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine Colombian
Servings 8 servings
Calories 405 kcal
- 5 medium apples, peeled and cored
- ¾ cups sugar, divided
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon powder
- Juice of ½ lime
- ¼ cup water
- 5 tbsp melted butter
- 2 eggs, beaten
- ¼ cup cornstarch
- 2 tbsp all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups ponqué or pound cake crumbs
Preheat oven to 350F. Lightly grease a 8 or 9-inch round baking pan.
Slice the apples into thin slices. Place the apples in a medium pot with ¼ cup of the sugar, cinnamon powder, lime juice and the water. Cook on medium heat for about 5 minutes. Set aside and allow to cool slightly.
Place half of the cooked apples with the melted butter, eggs, corn starch, flour, baking powder, remaining sugar and vanilla extract and the remaining in a large bowl. Using and electric mixer whisk until just combined. Add the pound cake crumbs and whisk until the cake batter is smooth.
Place the remaining apple in the bottom of the prepared baking pan.
Pour batter in the baking pan.Bake for about 25 minutes. Cool cake in pan 5 minutes. Run small sharp knife around side of pan to loosen cake. Turn cake out onto platter and serve warm or cold.
Calories: 405kcalCarbohydrates: 76gProtein: 5gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 101mgSodium: 470mgPotassium: 203mgFiber: 3gSugar: 52gVitamin A: 525IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 88mgIron: 2mg
Keyword apple cake, Cake, colombian cake